Oakland, CA — Oakland Police Department Traffic Unit will be conducting a
DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint on Friday, August 16, 2013, at an undisclosed
location within the city limits between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 3:00 a.m. DUI
checkpoints are a proven enforcement tool effective in reducing the number of
persons killed and injured in alcohol involved crashes. more »

Oakland, CA —On July 29, 2013, at 4:00 PM in the 200 block of 17th Street
Oakland’s Downtown Security Ambassadors notified and assisted OPD officers in
arresting armed robbery suspects.
The victim reported to police that she was approached by four suspects, one who
was armed with a knife and taser, as they demanded her belongings. more »

Last week the Oakland Police Department participated in “Operation Cross
Country.” Operation Cross Country is a national enforcement action that is coordinated
through the Innocence Lost National Initiative, which is a partnership between
the FBI, local law enforcement partners and the National Center for Missing and
Exploited Children. more »

Oakland, CA — Oakland Police Department Traffic Unit will be conducting a
DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint tonight, August 2, 2013, at an undisclosed
location within the city limits between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 3:00 a.m. DUI
checkpoints are a proven enforcement tool effective in reducing the number of
persons killed and injured in alcohol involved crashes. more »

The Oakland Public Library is very excited to announce that 17-year-old Obasi Davis has been selected as the City of Oakland’s 2013 Youth Poet Laureate. Mr. Davis emerged as the best of eight talented finalists in a competition that began in April with a highly competitive process juried by accomplished authors, educators and community leaders. more »

Messengers4Change, a project of Oakland Unite within the Department of Human Services, is hosting Friday Summer Nights at the Park again this year. The parks program began Friday, July 12 and will run through August 16. All Friday Summer Nights at the Park events are free and open to the public, and they are held from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Carter Gilmore Park (located at 1390 66th Avenue) and Willie Wilkins Park (located at1100 98th Avenue). The events include free food and refreshments, games and entertainment for all ages, and raffles. The parks program is intended to change community norms around violence through community engagement and empowerment. more »

In preparation for the City of Oakland’s 13th Annual Art + Soul Festival, event organizers will close a few streets in downtown Oakland. A one-block section of Clay Street from 11th to 12th streets will be closed beginning at 9 a.m. on Thursday, August 1, 2013. The balance of the street closures will begin at 10 a.m. on Friday, August 2, 2013, with the closure of 12th Street between Broadway and Jefferson Street, 14th Street between Broadway and Martin Luther King, Jr. Way, Clay Street between 11th and 16th streets and Jefferson Street from 11th to 15th streets. These streets will re-open in time for the morning commute on Monday, August 5, 2013. more »

Oakland, CA —The Oakland Police Department is aware of several protest events
scheduled to take place in and around the downtown area today. We have made
preparations accordingly and will be on hand to facilitate peaceful demonstrations.
Anyone caught committing acts of vandalism or violent crimes will be subject to
arrest.
Keeping peace on our streets and protecting the safety of Oakland residents and
businesses is our top priority. more »

The City of Oakland is currently converting 30,000 existing High Pressure Sodium (HPS) streetlights with Light Emitting Diode (LED) streetlights citywide. Replacement of the existing streetlight fixtures with the new LED fixtures provides a better quality of light that will enhance public safety and help reduce crime. In addition, the conversion project saves resources the City of Oakland as the new LED technology is more energy efficient and the bulbs have a longer lifespan.
The project began installation in June and to date has converted more than 3,110 streetlights in East Oakland. “The program again proves that Oakland is a national leader in green innovation, saving money and the environment while boosting public safety,” said Mayor Jean Quan. “These lights are brighter but burn less energy, which means we’re reducing our energy bills and our energy use at the same time, and their much longer lifespan also means we’re reducing our e-waste footprint. Everyone who has contributed to this project is helping Oaklanders and making our City proud.”
Press Conference
Date: Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Time: 4:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Location: 18th Street and Adeline Avenue – south-west corner of intersection
Speakers & Invited Guests include: Mayor Jean Quan, Councilmember District 3 Lynette McElhaney, representatives from Oakland Public Works Agency, Oakland Police Department, Amland Corp, AEKO Consulting more »